The two wins bookend a stretch of development nicely. The first came at Cork in May 2024, and the most recent at Thurles in November 2025 — six months ago now, but the horse is still active and racing, which matters. That Thurles win is the one to hold onto. Thurles is a tight, testing track that suits horses who know their job and don't waste energy, and winning there suggests Jolie Jewel is no stranger to doing things the hard way.
Phillip Enright has been the regular partner, riding in 8 of the 19 races together and winning once — roughly 1 in every 8 rides. That's a working partnership rather than a sparkling one, but the consistency of the booking tells you the team at least believes in the combination. The yard is trained by Brian McMahon out of Scarriff in County Galway, a small operation that has sent out four winners this season — a yard that punches carefully and picks its spots.
Recent form reads 3-–-15-1-11-14 from the last six runs, with the most recent result a third-place finish just one day ago. That's encouraging. A third just yesterday, following a win back in November, suggests Jolie Jewel is in a decent place right now — competitive, fit, and not far off the places that have defined this career. For a horse that has spent most of its life hovering just outside the winners' enclosure, the fact that it keeps arriving in the finish frame is the whole story.
| Course | Races | Results | Last visited | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballinrobe Sharp |
5 | 2 seconds, 2 thirds, 1 other | 25 May | 0% |
| Leopardstown Galloping |
4 | 4 other | 28 Dec | 0% |
| Cork Galloping |
2 | 1 win, 1 third | 20 Mar | 50% |
| Galway Tight |
2 | 2 other | 30 Jul | 0% |
| Punchestown Galloping |
2 | 2 other | 29 Apr | 0% |
| Thurles Undulating |
1 | 1 win | 20 Nov | 100% |
| Listowel Sharp |
1 | 1 other | 25 Sep | 0% |
| Gowran Park Undulating |
1 | 1 other | 4 Oct | 0% |
| Navan Galloping |
1 | 1 third | 16 Nov | 0% |